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A key infrastructure agreement tied to the Farmersville Parkway project won city council approval March 16. The deal with the North Texas Municipal Water District advances plans for a treated water pipeline to support long-term growth. The agreement allows the city to...
From local artists to backyard gardeners, Wylie Urban Farm & Market’s vendors bring a diverse range of products together under one roof. Shoppers can find fresh food, tea, coffee, condiments, health and beauty items, art, books and handcrafted accessories at 2315...
In-Sync Exotics founder and president, Vicky Keahey, gifts a photo of a male cougar to the evening’s featured speaker and former WFAA reporter, Steve Stoler, at the gala held at Boyd Farm in Lavon. A sold-out crowd gathered Saturday, June 28, for a night that proved...
Farmersville ISD Chief Financial Officer Anna Baker presented details of the district’s 2025 budget during a public hearing held prior to the June 30 regular school board meeting. No public comments were made following the presentation. Baker said the budget was based...
Collin County Commissioners have been told it will cost $2.27 million for implementing a switch to hand-marked paper ballots beginning with the Nov. 4 election. Elections Administrator Kaleb Breaux laid out an aggressive timeline at a Monday, June 23, meeting of the...
Sports
Farmersville senior wide receiver Ethan Stone (1) has been named to the Texas High School Coaches Association academic all-state team. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] All of the hard work put in by cross country runners,...
Losing the first game Friday night while battling through poor conditions, the Farmersville softball team had to fight down 1-0 in the bi-district round. They showed their perseverance on Saturday, winning their final two games to take the series 2-1 over Kaufman and...
Farmersville scored five runs over the first three innings, completing the perfect season in District 13-4A. Taking on Sunnyvale in the second game of their two-game series, the Farmers won 5-2 after some timely hits in the opening innings, and a strong start from...
Farmersville clinched the outright District 13-4A championship Tuesday night at home, defeating Sunnyvale 15-0 in four innings. The Lady Farmers (9-1, 19-7) remained ahead of Community in the district standings to win the championship, adding to a long list of...
Farmersville traveled to Sunnyvale last Wednesday and Thursday for the District 14-4A championship, earning several area qualifiers in the process. The top four in each varsity meet will head to Dallas next Thursday, April 20. For the teams, the Lady Farmers placed...
Education
Farmersville ISD will not hold an election on May 3 due to a lack of contested races. The four incumbents with expiring terms—Places 1, 2, 3, and 4—each filed for re-election and had no challengers. For more on this story see the February 27, 2025 print, or digital...
Preliminary STAAR results are out and it’s good news in this round for the Farmersville Independent School District, which saw gains in several areas. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for individual school campuses and school...
Jarren McTee, center, walks the bases at the annual softball tournament in his honor Friday, June 28. He is accompanied by his cousin, Rendi Fetty and friends Brady Gray and Gerardo Arteaga. For more photos of the event see the July 4 edition or subscribe online.
First Baptist Church of Farmersville recently held its Vacation Bible School showcasing a wide variety of recreation activities, crafts and Biblical education. For photos of the events, see the June 27 edition or subscribe online.
Entertainment and community support for Jarren McTee will abound next weekend as the 12th annual softball tournament takes place. Jarren, 10, was diagnosed at birth with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) after being deprived of oxygen during a traumatic delivery...
Life & Style
Discover the best St.. Patrick's Day celebrations in the U.S. Chicago dyes the Chicago River green each year for St. Patrick’s Day. As winter fades and March rolls in, cities across the United States prepare to turn green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a...
Despite rainy conditions, numerous residents decided to meet their neighbors as well as police officers, firefighters and EMTs at annual National Night Out festivities Oct. 3 at the Onion Shed. The event also hosted the end of the National Night Out Rocks! competition...
Bobbi Gilbert is on a mission. A mission to spread awareness about suicide and the devastating ever-lasting effects it has on families. Her son, Pierce, committed suicide April 20, 2015 at the age of 17. A senior at Whitewright High School at the time, Pierce’s...
One of the highlights of Old Time Saturday is the vendors that provide good eats, tasty treats and fun shopping. Those wanting to submit vendor applications for the event, which is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7, have until Friday, Oct. 6 to submit their applications....
One of the major goals of all libraries is to promote the freedom to read, regardless of restrictions. Many are combating the power of censorship for National Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week is being held Sept. 24 through Sept. 30 and highlights the value of free...
Opinion
This week, October 6 – 12, 2019, marks National Newspaper Week, which, in my view, is a celebration of the First Amendment. This week is a confirmation of our freedom of speech, our right to a free press, our right to peaceably assemble and our right to petition the...
The Endangered Species Act has been stretched beyond recognition into little more than a property grab while little progress is made on species restoration. I personally have been following the need to reform the Endangered Species Act for more than twenty years and...
AIDS could soon be history. Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson recently announced plans to test an experimental HIV vaccine in the United States, South America, and Europe. It’s already conducting a clinical trial of the vaccine in Africa, with results...
When I walked into the doors of The Farmersville Times office 13 years ago, I had no idea what was in store. I was going to stay for a year, maybe two at the most. But something happened. I fell in love with the town and with the people in this small, quaint borough....
